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Daruvala boosts title chances with dominant wins

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Press Trust of India Dorset (England)
Young Indian driver Jehan Daruvala produced one of the most dominant displays of his career in the fourth round of the British MSA KF3 Championships.

Jehan emerged victorious in both finals and one heat at Clay Pidgeon Raceway here and only a broken exhaust bracket in Heat 1 prevented him from executing a clean sweep of the weekend.

Having added 150 points to his season tally, Jehan is firmly in second place in the standings, just 13 points behind leader Daniel Ticktum.

With two rounds remaining in the Championship, the Sahara Force India Academy driver will aim to be in contention until the very end to claim the title.
 

The next race for Jehan will be at the PF International circuit, Lincolnshire on September 21-22.

"I was only 0.02s off pole position in qualifying, which was good enough for third place - a good place to start both my heats. Unfortunately my exhaust broke in the first race when I was in second and catching the leader: I had to retire and was classified second last.

"In the second heat I built on a good start to move into second and chased down the leader. Once I had passed him and was in the clear I opened a gap and set the fastest lap on the way to winning. I am happy with my weekend as my wins on Sunday helped me recover some crucial points. I have lots of positives to take from this weekend," said Jehan.

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First Published: Aug 27 2013 | 12:10 AM IST

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